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and then there is this man, alexander, ferdman organizing a crime ring in texas. it hasn't stopped him from coming to california, setting up a drug rehab clinic and billing taxpayers. even though, felons are barred from running drug med cal centers. >> how can a guy like you run a drug rehab in california. this is a major insurance car crash scheme in texas. >> i was convicted, but it's not what it seems. >> reporter: in the last two fiscal years, taxpayers spent nearly $186 million supposedly treating drug and alcohol abuse patients in california. our investigation with the center for investigative reporting found half of that money, or about $94 million has gone to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. joy jaffers former drug medical supper visor says she complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. >> we found billing records for people in jail. one person dead. people who said they didn't need this kind of treatment. >> uh-huh. >> clinics closed on a certain day, billing for that certain day. >> uh-huh. >>
and then there is this man, alexander, ferdman organizing a crime ring in texas. it hasn't stopped him from coming to california, setting up a drug rehab clinic and billing taxpayers. even though, felons are barred from running drug med cal centers. >> how can a guy like you run a drug rehab in california. this is a major insurance car crash scheme in texas. >> i was convicted, but it's not what it seems. >> reporter: in the last two fiscal years, taxpayers spent nearly $186...
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you were convicted in texas -- >> i was convicted but it's not what it seems. >> reporter: in the last two fiscal years, taxpayers spent nearly $186 million, supposedly treating drug and alcohol patients in california. our investigation found half of that money, or about $94 million, as gone to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. former drug medi-cal supervisor says she complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. we found billing records for people in jail, one person dead, people who said they didn't need this kind of treatment. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: clinics closed on a certain day, billing for that certain day. >> you hi. >> reporter: none of this surprises you? >> not at all. we found all of those things. >> reporter: for more than a month, cnn has been asking for an explanation from the state of california, and for more than a month, we've gotten nowhere. can i just ask you from you, why? >> that wasn't my decision. >> reporter: state health officials in one sacramento building after another refused to be questioned, includ
you were convicted in texas -- >> i was convicted but it's not what it seems. >> reporter: in the last two fiscal years, taxpayers spent nearly $186 million, supposedly treating drug and alcohol patients in california. our investigation found half of that money, or about $94 million, as gone to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. former drug medi-cal supervisor says she complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. we found...
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you were convicted in texas -- >> i was convicted but it's not what it seems. >> reporter: in the last two fiscal years, taxpayers spent nearly $186 million, supposedly treating drug and alcohol patients in california. our investigation found half of that money, or about $94 million, as gone to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. former drug medi-cal supervisor says she complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. we found billing records for people in jail, one person dead, people who said they didn't need this kind of treatment. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: clinics closed on a certain day, billing for that certain day. >> you hi. >> reporter: none of this surprises you? >> not at all. we found all of those things. >> reporter: for more than a month, cnn has been asking for an explanation from the state of california, and for more than a month, we've gotten nowhere. can i just ask you from you, why? >> that wasn't my decision. >> reporter: state health officials in one sacramento building after another refused to be questioned, includ
you were convicted in texas -- >> i was convicted but it's not what it seems. >> reporter: in the last two fiscal years, taxpayers spent nearly $186 million, supposedly treating drug and alcohol patients in california. our investigation found half of that money, or about $94 million, as gone to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. former drug medi-cal supervisor says she complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. we found...
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he's convicted of a major insurance fraud in the state of texas, but for somehow was able to get certified and has been billing him. is there anyone in the state of california concerned about this fraud? then finally answered a question. >> the state of california takes fraud very seriously and there are many investigations that are under way. the allegations, all allegations are given full and fair consideration and you've caught me running because i am late for a meeting that i'm chairing. >> reporter: i wonder if you would do one thing and ask toby douglas to sit down and talk to us. >> if you want to give us a little bit of time -- >> reporter: we've been giving you about a month. >> we have a budget we are just completing and we have many priorities. information and answers have been provided. we have a very -- >> reporter: i understand. >> we have a very extensive fraud and investigation units that is one of the best in the countries. that's all i have to say. >> reporter: can you concerned that there is massive fraud? that's what we're finding out. and number two, as secretary of he
he's convicted of a major insurance fraud in the state of texas, but for somehow was able to get certified and has been billing him. is there anyone in the state of california concerned about this fraud? then finally answered a question. >> the state of california takes fraud very seriously and there are many investigations that are under way. the allegations, all allegations are given full and fair consideration and you've caught me running because i am late for a meeting that i'm...
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leading the university of california system -- >> take a look at the proposal that the congressman from texas has put forward. i think it's a serious grown-up effort that will secure the border. he's put it forward, it's been passed through the republican committee there. i think that that rather than what the senate did is an improvement. we also need to have a guest worker program. talk to farmers and dairy men. they're not able to get the workers they need in this country out to the farms which are temporary jobs. >> i heard exactly the same rhetoric, the same reasoning, the same bromides in 2006 and '07 when it went down in defeat. none of us want that to happen. let's go to the issues. >> some people do. i think the president does. >> i'm not going to cast apersians on this. i'm not going to question anyone's motives. i'm going to say simply if you want the reform immigration and you must control the border, because if you cannot control the border, you can't control immigration and everything everyone says about it after that is pure bull. so it has to begin as a condition precedent act
leading the university of california system -- >> take a look at the proposal that the congressman from texas has put forward. i think it's a serious grown-up effort that will secure the border. he's put it forward, it's been passed through the republican committee there. i think that that rather than what the senate did is an improvement. we also need to have a guest worker program. talk to farmers and dairy men. they're not able to get the workers they need in this country out to the...
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my own guess is they picked up chatter and said north texas -- no more benghazi.re >> this past week the president and others within the administration have been saying that the benghazi is one of the phony scandals. if all of these phony scandals like the doj investigation into james rosen, the irs scandal and now benghazi, all three of thoso had actually changed policy in the administration, are they really so phony? >> no. although i first thought we didn't have a chance to talk between then. i thought it was a mistake. i thought it was the president d was ad libbing saying, by the way, these phony scandal, let'ss get back to building the middle class and it turns out it wasn't. what i find serious about this is 9-11 is coming up. 9-11 in 2012 was devastating. but i also think it's the most devastating thing that's happened over the last year ishi nothing's happened to them of the there is cover of inspire n magazine has an american flag on the ground, al-qaeda flag ma hanging over the egyptian embassy. zawari's brother was -- in november of 12, he put out a misssive saying this a
my own guess is they picked up chatter and said north texas -- no more benghazi.re >> this past week the president and others within the administration have been saying that the benghazi is one of the phony scandals. if all of these phony scandals like the doj investigation into james rosen, the irs scandal and now benghazi, all three of thoso had actually changed policy in the administration, are they really so phony? >> no. although i first thought we didn't have a chance to talk...
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katra pierson in dallas, texas. >>> when empty-nesters that sign the economy is running on empty? neil: well you know, more adult kids than ever are rusing to leave the nest. they're making it their nest and increasing their nest for life because more than one out of three young people are still living with mom-and-pop. some not so young. up to 31 years of age. that is a lot of normans in the basement. a sign this economy is going psycho? ask jo ling kent and steve lazear and jean marsh. what do you think? >> a lot of factors, confluence of things. rising education costs. really difficult employment situation. parents who are willing to have their kids live at home. kids willing to live with their parents. this up tick has gone from 32 to 36%. i find all this interesting this is coming tether and more and more people are living at home. something, when i graduated from college i ran far away to china. but, it's something that has become -- neil: taking a bit of a leap there. i told my daughters the poconos would be a start. >> i is becoming very socially acceptable. think there is
katra pierson in dallas, texas. >>> when empty-nesters that sign the economy is running on empty? neil: well you know, more adult kids than ever are rusing to leave the nest. they're making it their nest and increasing their nest for life because more than one out of three young people are still living with mom-and-pop. some not so young. up to 31 years of age. that is a lot of normans in the basement. a sign this economy is going psycho? ask jo ling kent and steve lazear and jean...
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temperatures well above 100 degrees in texas. >> dylan dreyer, thanks very much. a-rod addresses the speculation that his baseball career may be over. he talks in riddles, though. what does he mean? having a heart attack. the emts gave me bayer aspirin. it helped save my life. i was in shape, fit. i did not see it coming. my doctor recommends i take bayer aspirin to help prevent another heart attack. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i've lived through a massive heart attack. i don't take life for granted. see your doctor and get checked out. ♪ and this park is the inside of your body. see, the special psyllium fiber in metamucil actually gels. and that gelling helps to lower some cholesterol. metamucil. 3 amazing benefits in 1 super fiber. >>> i think it's fair to presume if they're ringing the alarm bells now, based on what we know in prior occasions, very likely once again there's a human source that's talking about something imminent. it's not clear what the targe
temperatures well above 100 degrees in texas. >> dylan dreyer, thanks very much. a-rod addresses the speculation that his baseball career may be over. he talks in riddles, though. what does he mean? having a heart attack. the emts gave me bayer aspirin. it helped save my life. i was in shape, fit. i did not see it coming. my doctor recommends i take bayer aspirin to help prevent another heart attack. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone so be sure to talk to your...
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their flight plan had them headed to texas to refuel and then on to ers a no word on the cause of the crash, but we are told it was foggy. fedex. a driver slammed his pickup truck right into lake houston. he says he accidently stepped on the gas instead of the break caught in the path a woman fishing on the bank the lake. she has minor injuries. a driver was rescued from the water. is he okay. kansas. a giant sink hole. >> i have seen pictures and i thought it was deep but i didn't know it was this deep. get out here and see a whole different. >> gap opened up north of sharch springs. gap 290 feet across. 90 feet deep. florida, a 35-year-old man from chattanooga tennessee just completed a trip from cuba all the way to the florida keys. >> the season never died down. >> big free bird 28 six minutes he says it was tough but nothing beats the pain. >> >> you can stop and enjoy the beauty of it, too. the color of the water. things that you, you know, that mother nature has placed in the water that you pass along the way. >> harris: that's a fox watch across america. >> harris: americans l
their flight plan had them headed to texas to refuel and then on to ers a no word on the cause of the crash, but we are told it was foggy. fedex. a driver slammed his pickup truck right into lake houston. he says he accidently stepped on the gas instead of the break caught in the path a woman fishing on the bank the lake. she has minor injuries. a driver was rescued from the water. is he okay. kansas. a giant sink hole. >> i have seen pictures and i thought it was deep but i didn't know...
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some states like texas set very severe caps. they haven't seen lower trend lines because they set the cap. it's absolutely true that doctors practice defensive medicine. it's true the tort system doesn't work. it's true we need changes. it's all true. it won't fix the terrorist trends. they because of it's because of a rationality in the system. it's because of delivering too many of the wrong kinds of social security. yo lot of ama's answer to this and physician's answer is tort reform. you can say, you know, yes, you are right the tort system needs to be fixed. it's not the answer to the cost trends. >> thank you, doctor. that was incredibly interesting. [applause] i want to ask our executive director to give us an update on the association and assistanting state to control health costs while maintaining quality. >> thank you we're trying to emulate what jeff it doing. we have an agreement with jeff trying to utilize his technique. we have awarded seven states project to see if we can take some of the technique jeff and his co
some states like texas set very severe caps. they haven't seen lower trend lines because they set the cap. it's absolutely true that doctors practice defensive medicine. it's true the tort system doesn't work. it's true we need changes. it's all true. it won't fix the terrorist trends. they because of it's because of a rationality in the system. it's because of delivering too many of the wrong kinds of social security. yo lot of ama's answer to this and physician's answer is tort reform. you...
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dallas, all that rain kind of moving up and above texas. so high pressure dominating texas. temperatures staying there. in the 100s straight through friday, guys. atlanta, sunny steamy, sultry weekend in the southeast. temperatures above average and not a lot of rain. >> great hair days for sure. >>> hundreds have been sickened in more than a dozen states. now the fda confirms it was bagged lettuce from a processor in mexico that made diners at two chain restaurants sick. >> but the ceo of taylor farms tells cnn that all tests for cyclospora at his company's mexico plant have been negative. meantime, red lobster and olive garden says the tainted food is no longer in its supply. sanjay gupta has this report. >> brianna, we're getting information on what has caused the illness for 400 people in 16 states. as you remember, we're talking add prepackaged, prewashed lettuce. that was a concern in iowa. but we're now hearing specifically and directly from the fda about produce from taylor farms in mexico going to the states of iowa and nebraska, specifically being eaten in two rest
dallas, all that rain kind of moving up and above texas. so high pressure dominating texas. temperatures staying there. in the 100s straight through friday, guys. atlanta, sunny steamy, sultry weekend in the southeast. temperatures above average and not a lot of rain. >> great hair days for sure. >>> hundreds have been sickened in more than a dozen states. now the fda confirms it was bagged lettuce from a processor in mexico that made diners at two chain restaurants sick....
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while six others, including connecticut, and texas have tax-free weekends later this month. it started in the 90s to help families save and retailers boost sales. the 4% to 9% savings are drawing crowds. >> typically we see a surge are traffic. i would say depending on location it could be 5 to 10% which is significant for us over the weekend, particularly at this time of year. >> pens, binders, calculators, oh, my. back to school supplies are are some of the most popular items for this weekend. that includes clothes. but truth be told you will probably have to go farther than this aisle for the kid stuff. each state has rules for the weekend. watch for price limits on individual items of oh clothing and back to school supplies. >> are these tax-free items? >> absolutely. head to toe. each model is wearing items that are under $100. so the entire outfit is exempt. >> reporter: back to school spending can average $600 for the average american family. losing the tax could mean saving $50. >> this will be an incentive for them to buy an extra item they may need or buy an additi
while six others, including connecticut, and texas have tax-free weekends later this month. it started in the 90s to help families save and retailers boost sales. the 4% to 9% savings are drawing crowds. >> typically we see a surge are traffic. i would say depending on location it could be 5 to 10% which is significant for us over the weekend, particularly at this time of year. >> pens, binders, calculators, oh, my. back to school supplies are are some of the most popular items for...
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so texas is doing well. >> yeah. texas is doing well. texas even did well through the recession. there is a lot of opportunities in many different sectors. healthcare is doing very well. insurance, retail, again is hot area in texas well as information technology and engineering. >> alisyn: that might explain why atlanta and seattle and phoenix are also doing well. for people out there looking for jobs, you suggest that they look in nursing -- >> -- yes. >> and retail. >> retail, customer service, sales, it, again, is one of the hottest areas. you do need to have the experience and the skills. but there are a lot of opportunities in information technology. even, i think we had on the list truck drivers is coming back, which is a good economic indicator, you know, certainly that there is opportunity. so the positions are across the board in many sectors, but you really need to look at what states and what cities are performing well, you know, people that are open to relocation should certainly consider options because there are jobs out there but they are not in every state. >> al
so texas is doing well. >> yeah. texas is doing well. texas even did well through the recession. there is a lot of opportunities in many different sectors. healthcare is doing very well. insurance, retail, again is hot area in texas well as information technology and engineering. >> alisyn: that might explain why atlanta and seattle and phoenix are also doing well. for people out there looking for jobs, you suggest that they look in nursing -- >> -- yes. >> and retail....
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and wounded governor connally were fired from the sixth floor window at the southeast corner of the texas school book depository. the shots which killed president kennedy and wounded governor connally were fired by lee harvey oswald. tell me about your theory. >> that's correct. my book was based on the investigation by baltimore gunsmith and firearms expert who spent 25 years looking at the evidence from the assassination. initially he set out to initially verify the conclusions, but pretty quickly some anomalies developed with respect to the head shot from a ballistic and forensic standpoint. and based on those discrepancies, it was clear to him that there was no possible way that lee harvey oswald could have fired the shot that struck kennedy in the head. so, as a result, he began to try to determine where that bullet might have come from and ultimately concluded that the only logical explanation was an accidental discharge from an ar-15 rifle handled by a secret service agent in the vehicle immediately behind the presidential limousine. >> another theory isn't new, it's been around fo
and wounded governor connally were fired from the sixth floor window at the southeast corner of the texas school book depository. the shots which killed president kennedy and wounded governor connally were fired by lee harvey oswald. tell me about your theory. >> that's correct. my book was based on the investigation by baltimore gunsmith and firearms expert who spent 25 years looking at the evidence from the assassination. initially he set out to initially verify the conclusions, but...